Pediculectomy for the treatment of thoracolumbar disk disease

Thoracolumbar disk disease is a condition associated with spinal cord compression that leads to the extrusion of the nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disk. It can cause mild pain to very severe symptoms including complete paralysis of the pelvic limbs. The treatment for this disease depends on...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Martins Leal, Tiago Barbalho Lima, Leandro Luis Martins, Vera Márcia Mucsi Cipolli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2011-06-01
Series:Biotemas
Subjects:
Dog
Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume242/103-107.pdf